Issue 6 Nov. 2019 CCS-F3X1 Ferranti Pegasus, Perseus and Sirius Delivery Lists and Applications Provenance for the information in these lists is given after the list. We will be very grateful if readers spotting errors could notify corrections to Chris Burton, via an email to
[email protected] . Pegasus page 2 Perseus page 4 Sirius page 5 1 Ferranti Pegasus Serial no. destination date applications delivered. Pegasus 1. 1. Ferranti Ltd. Computing Service, Portland Place, London. March 56 general computing service (This machine later went to Vickers). 2. Hawker Aircraft Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames Oct 56 aviation design calculations 3. Admiralty Research Laboratory, Teddington Feb 57 research work 4. Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd, Coventry Nov 56 aviation design & analysis; payroll 5. Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hants May 57 6. Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd, Weybridge; (later, to May 57 aviation design calculations Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester) 7. ICI Dyestuffs Division, Manchester – (first Pegasus1 Dec 57 research work; sales with Hollerith punched cards) analysis; stock control 8. NRDC, Northampton Polytechnic, London June 57 research and training 9. De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Hatfield Aug 57 research work; payroll; budgeting. 10. British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd. (AEI), Rugby Aug 57 turbine design; costing 11. British Iron & Steel Research Association, London Nov 57 operational research work 12. Leeds University Oct 57 research & service work; University registration work 13. Durham University Oct 57 research & service work; University registration work 14. Southampton University March 58 Research & service work 15. Babcock & Wilcox Ltd, London Jan 58 research work; stock control; management accounting 16.